Video acquisition, archiving, annotation and analysis: NEPTUNE Canada's real-time georeferenced library of deep sea video

Precise positioning of scientific instruments on an undersea cabled observatory is crucial for successful data collection. The majority of researchers for NEPTUNE Canada's 800km cabled ocean observatory are geographically diverse, and it is both expensive and time-consuming to be physically present during instrument deployment. We have developed an economical, scalable web application that allows researchers to interact, collaborate and review video collected during live ROV operations.